Enrolment in secondary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 1.01 million number in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.01 million number for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 230.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 1.01 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,896 number, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 47th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21,896 number | — |
| 1972 | 25,970 number | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 30,606 number | +17.9% |
| 1974 | 35,310 number | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 40,072 number | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 46,813 number | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 55,213 number | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 62,881 number | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 69,357 number | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 75,235 number | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 82,720 number | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 89,553 number | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 99,080 number | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 109,895 number | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 124,569 number | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 132,272 number | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 151,463 number | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 165,055 number | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 176,444 number | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 185,164 number | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 207,486 number | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 222,415 number | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 222,922 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 243,470 number | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 245,973 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 291,675 number | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 377,747 number | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 287,719 number | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 372,806 number | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 329,384 number | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 343,784 number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 306,745 number | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 424,014 number | +38.2% |
| 2008 | 497,872 number | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 573,410 number | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 716,604 number | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 785,110 number | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 830,634 number | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 913,730 number | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 965,980 number | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million number | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,124 number | 21,896 number | 69,357 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 120,629 number | 75,235 number | 176,444 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 231,301 number | 185,164 number | 291,675 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 390,387 number | 287,719 number | 573,410 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 870,831 number | 716,604 number | 1.01 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 44 Australia 1.12 million number compare
- 45 Sudan 1.10 million number compare
- 46 Afghanistan 1.08 million number compare
- 48 Côte d'Ivoire 984,775 number compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 943,906 number compare
- 50 Ecuador 939,588 number compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Cameroon?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Cameroon was 1.01 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,896 number in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 47th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.